PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow comes to the cage accompanied by country roads. Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All I Do Is Win. Joey Snow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snow
vs
Torres

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

188 cm
31
178 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Snow wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snow prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Snow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snow throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres wants to stand but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Snow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snow looking to control.

Torres stands up from Snow's guard - Torres perhaps looking for a knockout.

Snow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torres's guard.
Snow won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snow looking to pass the guard.
Snow is working hard here to advance position.
Snow passes into half guard.
Torres is not content to let Snow control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Snow is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Snow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torres looks gassed!
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snow lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Snow there.
Snow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Snow is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Snow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Snow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.

Snow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Snow eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Snow dominated that round.
That's time! Snow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Snow.
Snow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Snow is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snow taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torres, who protects the arm well.

Snow stands up.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Snow shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Snow closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torres did well to prevent Snow getting side control.
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snow throws a strike but Torres avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Snow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.

Snow feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Snow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Snow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow throwing strikes but missing.
Snow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Snow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snow trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Snow dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Snow moves into the clinch successfully.
Snow is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snow has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Snow as Torres shoots in.

Snow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Snow cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snow wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
Snow raining down hammerfists from mount.
Snow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Snow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dan Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
Snow controlling the position easily from mount.
Snow looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snow looking to finish with strikes here!
Snow controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Snow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Snow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Snow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Snow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Snow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joey Snow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow content just to control the position here.
Joey Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snow lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snow looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Snow!